McSorley Hill (also: Bush Street Ski Jump) was a K30

ski jumping hill A ski jumping hill is a sports venue used for ski jumping. They vary in size from temporary handmade snow structures to permanent competition venues. At the top is an in-run where the jumper runs down to generate sufficient speed, before reaching ...

located in

Red Wing, Minnesota Red Wing is a city in Goodhue County, Minnesota, Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States, along the upper Mississippi River. The population was 16,547 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is the county seat of Goodhue County. This ...

, United States, opened in 1887.

History

On 8 February 1887, a

owned by Aurora Ski Club opened with ski jumping competition often cited as first ever on US soil.

Mikkjel Hemmestveit Mikkjel Hemmestveit (6 March 1863 – 22 April 1957), was a Norwegian-American Nordic skier who shared the Holmenkollen medal with his brother, Torjus Hemmestveit in 1928. Biography Mikkjel Hemmestveit was born on the Hemmingstveit farm i ...

set the first ever American record at 37 feet (11.3 metres). Two official

world records A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organization ...

in ski jumping were set on this hill. In 1891

set a record at 102 feet (31.1 metres) and two years later was improved by

Torjus Hemmestveit Torjus Hemmestveit (13 November 1860 – 7 June 1930) was a Norwegian Nordic skier who shared the Holmenkollen medal with his brother, Mikkjel Hemmestveit in 1928. Career Torjus and Mikkjel Hemmestveit were born in Kviteseid in Telemark ...

to 102.5 feet (31.4 metres). On 17 February 1894,

made a world record distance jump at 120 feet (36.6 metres), but he fell and it didn't count as a record.

Ski jumping world records

Not recognized! Crash at world record distance.

References

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External links

McSorley Hill
skisprungschanzen.com Red Wing, Minnesota Ski jumping venues in the United States Landforms of Goodhue County, Minnesota